Dentist GP Assistant

About the Role

Nahdi Medical Co. is seeking a Dentist GP Assistant to join their team in Riyadh, Riyadh Region. This full-time position involves providing comprehensive chairside assistance to general or specialist dentists during clinical and surgical dental procedures, alongside performing essential clinical supportive functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist dentists during diagnostic, operative, surgical, periodontal, preventive, orthodontic, prosthodontic, endodontic, or pedodontic procedures for patient examination and treatment.
• Perform clinical functions including patient preparation and dismissal, point-of-use cleaning and disinfection of instruments and equipment, providing post-operative instructions as prescribed by the dentist, maintaining supply order, and managing applicable records.
• Participate in patient examination and treatment by retracting cheeks and tissues, and by irrigating and aspirating mouth fluids safely and comfortably.
• Anticipate the dentist’s needs and practice four-handed dentistry to ensure efficient operative procedures for patients or as part of a dental surgical operating team.
• Execute expanded duty procedures under the direct supervision of the dentist as required.
• Review patient medical history, alert the dentist to significant problems, assist in updating patient history, and flag charts to note critical historical issues.
• Accurately chart findings of the patient’s oral conditions as reported by the doctor and record rendered treatment in the patient’s permanent chart.
• Maintain and periodically review skills in First Aid and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation; manage medical emergencies until the dentist arrives or assist the dentist in providing emergency first aid until additional medical help is available.
• Instruct patients in post-operative home care procedures as directed by the dentist.
• Perform other related duties as requested by the manager based on business needs.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience is required for this position.

Work Environment and Schedule

The role is based entirely indoors, accounting for 100% of the work environment. The work schedule consists of 6 working days per week with 1 day off. Daily working hours are 8 net hours, structured according to a shift schedule approved by the head of the department.